Chapter 353 Swamp of the Crocodile Spiri (2/2)

Chen Qi said to his son, ”Did you take a picture of them? If not, can you ask for some from your friends? See if one of them took a picture of the cranes back then.”

While Chen Qi had no idea what Gao Peng needed this information for, the fact that Gao Peng hadn't ordered him to go straight to the Qian family for answers spoke volumes about the nature of his problem. Chen Qi was quite adept at reading his employer's thoughts. This was the reason why he had been made the manager of the Southern Sky Group's Jiangnan branch during Ji Hanwu's reign.

Chen Mingliang didn't have any pictures of the cranes in the swamp. However, some of his friends did, and Chen Mingliang usually had a good rapport with them in class. Within minutes, he was able to get a hold of a couple of pictures from his friends and send them to his father.

Chen Qi tried to compare Flamy's current appearance to the cranes in the pictures. However, Flamy had changed so much since its evolution that Cheng Qi couldn't find any similarities between it and the cranes in question.

Chen Qi then anxiously knocked on Gao Peng's door and entered the room. ”Young master, these are pictures that were taken during my son's school trip to the Swamp of the Crocodile Spirit. Do take a look at them...” Chen Qi stole another glance at Flamy, who was now craning its head behind Gao Peng, trying to take a peek at the pictures.

When Flamy saw the pictures in Gao Peng's hands, it froze.

”Is this one of your kind?” asked Gao Peng.

”Yes! It's one of them!” it said, flapping its wings excitedly. The room was getting hotter and hotter as sparks leaped out of its feathers.

The room cooled down as soon as Gao Peng calmed Flamy down.

”Always keep your feelings in check. You don't want to roast everyone here alive, do you?”

Cheng Qi, who was standing in front of them, wiped the sweat off his forehead. ”It's all right, Young Master.”

”Which trainer in the Qian family has a Lord-tier Red-Eyed Crocodile as their familiar?” asked Gao Peng. Chen Qi was a Jiangnan native. He should know this.

”The second oldest member of the Qian family, Qian Wuliang, does. This is pretty common knowledge in Jiangnan.”

”I see,” muttered Gao Peng, nodding. It seemed that the key to resolving his current problem rested on the Qian family.

”Send a written challenge to Qian Wuliang. Have him meet me on the northern outskirts of the city in three days,” said Gao Peng.

”Er... of course.” Despite already being mentally prepared to hear this from Gao Peng, Chen Qi was still somewhat taken aback to hear him say it out loud.

To the Qian family, their two Lord-tier trainers were presences that could be described as pillars holding up the heavens. Challenging any one of them meant declaring war on the entire Qian family. As tenuous as the four families' alliance might have seemed, this was also akin to declaring war on the Zhao, Sun, and Li families.

Even Jiangnan's government couldn't fully keep all of them in check. All four families were the economic lifeblood of the Jiangnan region, after all.

”Also, I'm holding a banquet for the Zhao, Sun, and Li families. Would you mind sending invitations to them?”

The only reason an alliance existed between the four families was to protect their own interests from the local government. This didn't mean that they were on good terms with each other.

”We'll kick the Qian family out of their territory. It's time for the Southern Sky Group to step in,” said Gao Peng, coughing slightly. ”It's not like there's a player count restriction in this game, anyway.”

Chen Qi sent out Gao Peng's written challenge as ordered, then he sent someone to invite the other three families to his boss's banquet.

Gao Peng went to visit Jiangnan's mayor He Wei. No one had any clue as to what happened in the mayor's office...

The Qian family soon caught wind of Gao Peng's challenge.

”Did someone offend the Southern Sky Group? Why are they challenging Qian Wuliang?” A somber silence fell over the room where the Qian family's high-ranking members had gathered.

”Chief, we just received word that the Southern Sky Group sent invitations to a banquet to the other three families. The other families have accepted the invitation,” said one of them.

A shiver ran down everyone's spine at that moment.